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sea anemone

DEFINITIONS OF: sea anemone

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n marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

Synonyms:
anemone
Types:
actinia, actinian, actiniarian
any sea anemone or related animal
Type of:
actinozoan, anthozoan
sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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